The information in this topic applies only to
Configuration Manager 2007 R2.

Client ping in Configuration Manager 2007 R2 client status
reporting performs a number of checks to determine the status of
client computers on your network. In addition to issuing a standard
ping command to determine network connectivity, client ping
also checks the state of the Configuration Manager 2007 client
service and the BITS service. Results from client ping are stored
in the Configuration Manager 2007 site database and can be viewed
using the reports supplied with client status reporting. The
following results can be returned by client ping:

Note

Client ping only pings computers that are marked as inactive.
These are computers for which the Configuration Manager 2007
database does not contain discovery or inventory data.

Offline - No Name Resolution

These client computer names could not be resolved.

Offline - Not Pingable

These client computers were not on the network when the ping
tool ran. They might be turned off or disconnected from the
network.

Online - Access Denied

These client computers were found on the network, but the state
of the client service and BITS service could not be determined.

Online - CCMExec Installed, Not Running

The Configuration Manager 2007 client service is installed on
these computers, but it is not running.

Online - CCMExec Not Installed

These client computers are online and can be accessed, but the
Configuration Manager 2007 client service is not installed.

Online - CCMExec Running, BITS Installed

These client computers are running the Configuration Manager
2007 client service and also have BITS installed.

Online - CCMExec Running, BITS not Installed

These client computers are running the Configuration Manager
2007 client service, but the BITS service is not installed.

Undetermined

Client status reporting was unable to determine the status of
these computers.

Client ping runs sequentially on clients in your site according
to a schedule that you define.

Use the following procedure to enable and configure client
status reporting client ping.

Important

Client Ping is not supported when clients are managed on the
Internet. For more information about managing clients on the
Internet, see the Overview of Internet-Based Client Management
topic in the Configuration Manager 2007 documentation library.

To configure client status reporting, you must open the
Client Status Reporting dialog box using a Windows user
account with administrator privileges on the client status
reporting host system. On Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008
computers, right-click Configure Client Status Reporting in
the Windows start menu, then click Run as
administrator.

Under Client ping settings, enable Ping
inactive clients.

Click the Schedule button to open the
Schedule dialog box to specify how often client ping will
run. Click OK to close the Schedule dialog box.